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Taking care of your turtle's overall health.

Post Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 3:03 pm   .

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Post Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 3:09 pm   

Good going! Those are some lucky turtles. :)
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Post Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 4:03 pm   

if i saw a turtle in the road, id probably die of a heart attack before the fact actually sunk in.
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Post Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 8:39 pm   

I've done that before, stopped for turtles. Love it when I actually make it in time. OOoooo, there's this one road out by my grandparents that they quickly learned to avoid when i visited, because there would be a turtle migration across it every year. I mean about a hundred turtles at a time, easy. And they COULD NOT hit any with me in the car, very slow going, we'd miss church service.

You have a nice variety in your area. I've never heard of the stinkpot before.
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Post Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 9:52 pm   

great stories and im glad your helping these turtles out of danger :D
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Post Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 2:29 am   

BiteyBits wrote:I've done that before, stopped for turtles. Love it when I actually make it in time. OOoooo, there's this one road out by my grandparents that they quickly learned to avoid when i visited, because there would be a turtle migration across it every year. I mean about a hundred turtles at a time, easy. And they COULD NOT hit any with me in the car, very slow going, we'd miss church service.

You have a nice variety in your area. I've never heard of the stinkpot before.


lol, i thinkthe stinkpot comment was due to the turtle being smelly.

he was a musk turtle.

could be wrong, but the way i understood it the turtle just plain smelled.

its like you would call a smelly child a stinkpot..
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Post Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 9:49 am   

blulite wrote:lol, i thinkthe stinkpot comment was due to the turtle being smelly.

he was a musk turtle.

could be wrong, but the way i understood it the turtle just plain smelled.

its like you would call a smelly child a stinkpot..


Stinkpot is the correct name of the common Musk turtle
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Post Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:40 pm   

now i diddnt know that.

i thought you were using a nickname because it smelled.

ah well, you learn something new every day.
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Post Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:26 pm   

blulite wrote:
BiteyBits wrote:I've done that before, stopped for turtles. Love it when I actually make it in time. OOoooo, there's this one road out by my grandparents that they quickly learned to avoid when i visited, because there would be a turtle migration across it every year. I mean about a hundred turtles at a time, easy. And they COULD NOT hit any with me in the car, very slow going, we'd miss church service.

You have a nice variety in your area. I've never heard of the stinkpot before.


lol, i thinkthe stinkpot comment was due to the turtle being smelly.

he was a musk turtle.

could be wrong, but the way i understood it the turtle just plain smelled.

its like you would call a smelly child a stinkpot..


Stinkpot is actually a nickname for the common musk turtle. They only release the smell when frightened or surprised. I own a musk turtle. :) He has only stunk at me once. You have to be really close to them to smell it. Having the turtle next to your face close.
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Post Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:50 pm   

haha

"he only stunk at me once"

i like it....quite funny. lol.
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